TY  - ADVS
TI  - Central Bank of the Philippines
KW  - Banks
KW  - Intramuros, Manila
KW  - central bank of the philippines
KW  - aduana
KW  - intramuros
KW  - customhouse
KW  - banks and banking
N1  - Shown is the Aduana or Customhouse in Intramuros where the Central Bank of the Philippines was once housed. The Central Bank was established on January 3, 1949 by virtue of Republic Act No. 265. Charged with the function of "preventing inflation and increasing the mobility of the nation's capital", the Central Bank imposed import and foreign exchange controls to conserve dollars and channel the country's monetary resources to industrialization.
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UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/AR/AR00409a.jpg
UR  - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=AR00409
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